THE SHORT STORY OF KYLIAN
MBAPPE
Mbappé playing for France in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kylian
Mbappé Lottin
Date of birth 20
December 1998 (age 19)
Place of birth Paris,
France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft
10 in)
Playing position foward
CLUB INFORMATION
Current team
Paris Saint-German (on loan from Monaco)
Number 29
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:54, 11
February 2018 (UTC)
Kylian Mbappé Lottin (French pronunciation: [kiljan (ə)mbape];
born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a
forward for Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from fellow Ligue 1 club Monaco, and
the France national team.
Mbappé came into prominence at an early age, starring for
the youth academies at AS Bondy, INF Clairefontaine, and Monaco, making his
debut as a professional for the reserve team of the last. Mbappé soon became a
regular starter and goalscorer for the first team in the 2016–17 season,
helping the club gain their first Ligue 1 title in seventeen years. The
following season he joined Paris Saint-Germain on an initial loan, with a deal
in place to join the club permanently at the end of the season for a fee of
around €180 million.
Mbappé made his senior international debut for France in
March 2017, after previously representing them at under-17 and under-19 levels
Early career
Mbappé began his career at AS Bondy, coached by his father,
Wilfried. Eventually he moved to the Clairefontaine academy, putting on a host
of impressive performances leading to numerous French clubs, and Spanish clubs
Real Madrid and Valencia, attempting to sign him. Mbappé also travelled to
English club Chelsea for a trial when he was 11 and even played a match for
their youth team against Charlton. Mbappé ultimately settled on Monaco.
Monaco
2015–16 season
Mbappé made his first team debut on 2 December 2015 in a 1–1
Ligue 1 home draw against SM Caen, replacing Fábio Coentrão after 88 minutes.
He therefore became Monaco's youngest-ever first-team player aged 16 years 347
days and breaking Thierry Henry's record set 21 years previously.
On 20 February 2016, Mbappé scored his first goal for the
club's first team, a stoppage-time goal in a home Ligue 1 3–1 win over Troyes;
at the age of 17 years and 62 days, he became the youngest first team
goalscorer in Monaco's history—once again displacing Henry in the
process. On 6 March 2016, Mbappé signed his first professional contract,
a three-year deal, tying him Monaco until June 2019.
2016–17 season
Mbappé warming up for Monaco in 2017
Mbappé scored the first hat-trick of his first team career
on 14 December 2016 in the 7–0 rout of Stade Rennais in the Coupe de la Ligue
round of 16 at the Stade Louis II[6][10] – the first hat-trick scored by any
Monaco player in the competition since Sonny Anderson in 1997.
On 11 February 2017, Mbappé scored the first Ligue 1
hat-trick of his career in the 5–0 home win over Metz; at 18 years and two
months he became the youngest player to score a Ligue 1 hat-trick since
17-year-old Jérémy Ménez did it for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard back in 2005.
On 21 February, Mbappé scored Monaco's second goal in the
40th minute with a half-volley after receiving Fabinho's long ball over the
opponents' back line (it was his first ever UEFA Europa League or UEFA
Champions League goal and he became the second youngest French scorer in UEFA
Champions League history behind Karim Benzema) in the UEFA Champions League
round of 16 first leg match against Manchester City, which Monaco lost 5–3. On
5 March, Mbappé scored two first-half goals in the 4–0 Ligue 1 home win over FC
Nantes to bring his Ligue 1 career tally to ten goals and become the youngest
player in the last 30 years to hit the Ligue 1/Division 1 ten-career-goals
mark. His brace against Nantes on 5 March brought up his 2016–2017 season tally
to nine Ligue 1 goals and five Ligue 1 assists in just 822 minutes of Ligue 1
football. On 11 March, Mbappé scored a goal in the 2–1 Ligue 1 home win against
FC Girondins de Bordeaux to register his seventh Ligue 1 goal in his last four
starts.
In the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match at
the Stade Louis II on 15 March, he made the score 1–0 for Monaco in the 8th
minute by turning home Bernardo Silva's low cross from close-range (his 11th
goal in his past 11 matches in all competitions) to help Monaco beat Manchester
City 3–1 (aggregate score 6–6) and advance to the quarter-finals on the away
goals rule. Mbappé ended the season with 44 matches and 26 goals, all
competitions comprised.
Paris Saint-German
On 31 August 2017, Paris Saint-German announced the signing
of Mbappé from Monaco on loan. The fee required for a subsequent full transfer
was set at a rumored €145 million plus €35 million in add-ons, potentially
making him the second most expensive player, only behind teammate Neymar. He
was handed the number 29 shirt upon arrival in the French capital.
He scored on his debut on 8 September in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win
at Metz, in which Benoît Assou-Ekotto was sent off for fouling him. Four days
later, Mbappé recorded his first European goal for Les Parisiens in a 5–0 UEFA Champions’
League group stage away defeat of Celtic. He starred in PSG's 3–0 victory
over Bayern Munich in the second group game of the Champions League, setting up
goals for Edinson Cavani and Neymar, the second seeing him taking out a
defender with a feint by rolling the ball under his foot.
International career
Mbappé capped a fine debut senior season at Monaco by
scoring five times for France as they won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19
Championship, the striker almost single-handedly securing their spot in the
final with a sparkling performance in their 3–1 victory against Portugal in the
semi-finals.[
Mbappé was called up to the senior France squad for the
first time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017. He made his debut on
25 March 2017 against the former, coming on for Dimitri Payet in the 78th
minute of a 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification away win.In doing so, he
became the second youngest player (only behind Maryan Wisnieski) to ever
feature for the France national team at 18 years, three months and five days
old. On 31 August 2017, Mbappé scored
his first senior international goal in a 2018 World Cup qualification match
against the Netherlands.
Style of play
Mbappé has been described as a "huge football
talent" who "has similarities to Thierry Henry" by Arsène
Wenger.
Personal life
Mbappé was born in Paris. His father Wilfried hails from Cameroon and,
as well as being his agent, is a football coach, while his Algerian mother
Fayza is a former handball player. His adoptive brother Jirès Kembo Ekoko is
also a professional football player. He also has a younger brother named
Adeyemi Mbappé. Mbappé has stated that growing up he idolized Cristiano
Ronaldo.
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